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We're early yet in the awards season, but one name has emerged out of the many would be contenders as the closest thing to a sure thing. Forget Daniel Day-Lewis and Cate Blanchett and even Javier Bardem. If you're looking an early Oscar front-runner, it's Amy Ryan.

Yes, thanks to a scene-stealing turn as a mother of questionable skills in Ben Affleck's directing debut, "Gone Baby Gone," the New Yorker has earned prizes from the New York and Los Angeles Film Critics Associations, the National Board of Review, and just last week, a Golden Globe nomination.

I met up with Ryan at a West Village coffee shop recently to talk about the part of a lifetime for the actress and why she's filled with excitement and terror all at once.

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Recently, we sat down with the young stars of "30 Days of Night" and "Gone Baby Gone," who we (and others like Sam Raimi) think are about to break big. Watch the video below to find out why.

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